If your child is born between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018, you will be eligible to apply to De Beauvoir Primary School for Reception entry in September 2022.
If your child was born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019, you will be eligible to apply to De Beauvoir Primary School for Reception entry in September 2023.
Applications are open from 1 September 2022 to 15 January 2023.
Hackney Education are responsible for setting the admission arrangements for all community and voluntary controlled schools in the borough, including De Beauvoir Primary School. Within the dates above, applications for places in our Reception classes are made using the Common Application Form, available at www.eadmissions.org.uk. We have a supply of booklets and can help to guide you through the process and are more than happy to show you around the school and answer any questions you have.
Outside of the application date window, parents / carers should contact Hackney Education Pupil Admissions Team directly.
Contact The Pupil Admissions Team as soon as possible on 020 8820 7000 (option 3)
Email:reception.class@hackney.co.uk
More information, including a detailed explanation of how to apply on the EAdmissions website, can be found at: https://education.hackney.gov.uk/sites/default/files/document/primary-admission-leaflet.pdf
We recommend that children have their pre-school immunisations before they start the reception year. This will ensure that they are happy, healthy and ready to learn when starting school.
Please see the link below for “A guide to vaccinations from two years old until starting primary school”
In September 2020, we opened an Early Years classroom which combines our Nursery and Reception intake. This supports high quality interactions between peers and allows for development of the prime areas, increased levels of well-being, self-regulation, independence and resilience. For Reception children, the mixed age group supports their personal, social and emotional development, their understanding of compassion, empathy, co-operation, patience and teamwork, as well as developing their language and explanation skills. Reception children will also have opportunities to become models for their younger peers, which in turn will develop their confidence.
Places will be offered to children using the admissions criteria shown below.
Some places are given to children with SEND statements. The remaining places are offered in this order of priority: